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why do we keep trying to compare our players to hawthorn players. does it make them better players if they resemble someone at Hawthorn???
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Pies4shaw 
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| ^^^ Sidey reminds me of John Platten, except for the hair, the physical shape and Sidey's inability to run out of sight on a dark night. (He's still my favourite player, though). |
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inxs88
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Greening gold
Joined: 04 Jul 2011
Location: Narooma - NSW South Coast
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| Tannin wrote: | | He had a serious illness a year or two back, glandular fever I think it was, and that sets your body building back by about 18 months. |
Couldn't agree more. When I was a young bloke aged 21 in 1974, I had a case of glandular fever (the Yanks call it mononucleosis, which sounds much more dramatic), also known as the "kissing disease" - something which has taken many a young man down. Can often lead to the maritalitis, which has been a body blow to many a promising young stud.
When I had it I lost weight and was not allowed to drink (alcohol) for 2 months. Since recovering I have put on 25 kgs. Trouble now is no-one except my wife wants to kiss me any more.
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inxs88
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Wouldn't hurt to try and let Oxley play the occasional part as a "swingman"> He has drifted forward this year to take some marks and kick crucial goals. Imagine if we were down in a final, Cloke, White and Elliot have 2 goals between them at the 20 minute mark of the third quarter and our defence and midfield are keeping us in the game and we are only 18 points down.
Bucks does a "Shane Ellen move" and send Ox forward for a mis match on a startled defence!!!!
May be the same result as the Queens Birthday result against the Dees yet he kicks 3 crucial goals. It's good to have plan b or c occasionally.
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Tannin 
Can't remember
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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No argument from me there, inxs88. I'd like to see him as a wing/half-back, but happy for him to slip forward now and then for a couple of sausages. Like most half-backs and wingmen, he's probably most dangerous as a forward when he isn't playing forward - i.e., when he slips into the forward line opportunistically rather than starting there from the centre bounce. You see the same with ruckmen: as a rule, they get most of their goals by running forward and marking over some luckless spare defender, rather than by stationing themselves inside 50 such that the defence can reorganise and make sure that they are picked up by a tall.
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Woods Of Ypres
Joined: 27 May 2003
Location: Yugoslavia
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| E wrote: | | why do we keep trying to compare our players to hawthorn players. does it make them better players if they resemble someone at Hawthorn??? |
HELLO they are premiership players you fool |
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inxs88
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| Tannin wrote: | | No argument from me there, inxs88. I'd like to see him as a wing/half-back, but happy for him to slip forward now and then for a couple of sausages. Like most half-backs and wingmen, he's probably most dangerous as a forward when he isn't playing forward - i.e., when he slips into the forward line opportunistically rather than starting there from the centre bounce. You see the same with ruckmen: as a rule, they get most of their goals by running forward and marking over some luckless spare defender, rather than by stationing themselves inside 50 such that the defence can reorganise and make sure that they are picked up by a tall. |
exactly 100% agree. The Bombers should brain wash Carlisle and tell him he really is playing CHB and let him drift forward to kick goals
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| Woods Of Ypres wrote: | | E wrote: | | why do we keep trying to compare our players to hawthorn players. does it make them better players if they resemble someone at Hawthorn??? |
HELLO they are premiership players you fool |
So is Blair you moron
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jackcass 
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Bendigo
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| Tannin wrote: | | No argument from me there, inxs88. I'd like to see him as a wing/half-back, but happy for him to slip forward now and then for a couple of sausages. Like most half-backs and wingmen, he's probably most dangerous as a forward when he isn't playing forward - i.e., when he slips into the forward line opportunistically rather than starting there from the centre bounce. You see the same with ruckmen: as a rule, they get most of their goals by running forward and marking over some luckless spare defender, rather than by stationing themselves inside 50 such that the defence can reorganise and make sure that they are picked up by a tall. |
Ideally for mine he'll play the opposite wing to Broomy only I'd expect the Ox to have a more defensive focus. Would allow him to play behind the ball in that intercept roll as well as the freedom to work forward. |
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